Non-Surgical Care Lowers Cost of Auburn Back Pain

04/26/2016

Frustration. Dissatisfaction.
Exasperation.

Doctors and patients alike express these feelings when care for
back pain or even a back surgery for back pain doesn’t produce the expected and hoped-for
outcome. Insurance companies feel these too when they have to pay for the care.
Now, Dr. Le's Chiropractic & Wellness, L.L.C. offers gentle, conservative chiropractic care for back pain
for a fraction of the cost. Dr. Le's Chiropractic & Wellness, L.L.C. lessens the frustration of back
pain for many Auburn back pain patients when their back pain just
starts or after back surgery. Methods to lower low back pain cost include more
non-surgical treatment like the Auburn chiropractic care at Dr. Le's Chiropractic & Wellness, L.L.C..

Let’s first look at frustration associated with recurring
back pain after a back surgery. Recurrence of a disc herniation after a single
level lumbar disc removal 12 months after back surgery that requires further
care is 12%. In one study, 11 patients (7%) required revision surgery, whereas
6 (3.9%) responded to conservative therapy alone. Diagnosis and management of
recurrent disc herniation were associated with a mean cost of $26,593 per
patient. The mean cost was markedly less for patients responding to
conservative treatment (just $2315) compared with those back surgery patients
requiring revision surgery ($39,836). Researchers followed 141 patients for a
year after they underwent a primary lumbar discectomy. The total cost associated with the management
of subsequent recurrent disc herniation was $452,083 ($289,797 per 100 primary
discectomies). It was recommended that prolonged conservative management should
be attempted when possible to reduce the health care costs of this complication
involving a recurrent disc herniation following surgery.(1) Conservative chiropractic management of
disc herniation is Dr. Le's Chiropractic & Wellness, L.L.C.’s forte! Auburn chiropractic
care at Dr. Le's Chiropractic & Wellness, L.L.C. is well documented to manage back pain conditions like
disc herniation.

Next let’s consider various forms of conservative care used. A low-cost biopsychosocial rehabilitation
regimen following back surgery significantly reduces service utilization
compared to the usual regimen and a training exercise regimen. (3) Usual
physiotherapy versus intensive group training protocol showed no improved
outcome but was more costly. (4) General practitioners who didn’t follow guidelines
offered to lower health care costs show an average cost for 12 weeks care to be
$20,531. (5)Manual therapy is more effective and cost contained than
physiotherapy or medical doctors. Manual therapy as done by chiropractors was
easily the least expensive form of care. On average, the total direct costs of
treating neck pain with manual therapy for one year were $137-$283 less per
patient compared to PT or GP care. The
average total cost of treating a person with neck pain for one year using
manual therapy was $514. Treating a patient over the same time with
physiotherapy cost $1,492; GP care cost $1,586. (6) Early treatment of acute
low back injuries produces fewer days off work and less doctor office visits. (7)
Less lumbar fusion shows cost savings as lumbar fusion rates increased from
3.6% in 1996 to 58% in 2001 with the result being increased complication risk
without improving disability or reoperation rates. (8) So Dr. Le's Chiropractic & Wellness, L.L.C.
offers its conservative, cost-effective Auburn chiropractic care to
reduce back pain after back surgery and/or as preventive of back surgery when
back pain first strikes.

Dr. Le's Chiropractic & Wellness, L.L.C. offers chiropractic Cox Technic
flexion distraction. It is the second most studied chiropractic adjustment
procedure with 12 cited papers. (2) Its
1000 cases study shows disc herniation patients respond well in an average of 12 visits and 30 days. Dr. Le's Chiropractic & Wellness, L.L.C. studies and
keeps up with the extensive research behind Cox Technic that shows its effects
both biomechanically and clinically. The clinical outcomes are what most
Auburn back pain patients care about: “When will I feel better?” and
“how long will it take?”

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Our method at Dr. Le's Chiropractic & Wellness, L.L.C. centers on chiropractic wellness as well as alleviation of pain, especially spine pain and its related conditions. We administer in depth care for back pain, neck pain, headaches, shoulder pain, arm pain, leg pain, and injuries to the body from a car accident, sports injury or other cause. Our chiropractic practice respectfully serves the Auburn area. We pride ourselves on being patient-oriented and responsive to your needs be they about insurance filing or appointment making or your health and healing. We provide customized treatment plans to accommodate your specific needs. If you're in need of a chiropractor in the Auburn area, contact us today!